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The Telegraph
World faces permanently higher interest rates, warns Bank of England official
Consumers face the prospect of permanently higher interest rates amid geopolitical tensions and “slower globalisation”, a Bank of England official has warned.
Yahoo Finance UK
FTSE 100 LIVE: Wall Street follows Europe higher as UK and eurozone inflation falls
UK inflation came in higher than the 3.1% economists expected.
Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares mixed as Fed's Powell rethinks rate cuts, yields jump
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as the world's most powerful central banker had a change of heart on U.S. rate cuts this year, pushing Treasury yields to new five-month highs and the dollar towering against other currencies. The New Zealand dollar gained 0.4% to $0.5902 after first-quarter inflation data showed domestically driven inflation was surprisingly strong. Markets now see just 34 basis points in total easing this year, down from 60 bps a week ago.